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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC
FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF
31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N
BETWEEN 55W AND 64W

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT BEFORE SHIFTING SLIGHTLY W
SUN THROUGH TUE. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM E
CENTRAL CUBA TO N CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL STALL TODAY AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. PERSISTENT NE TO E SWELL WILL AFFECT THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68.5W TO 22N77W WILL
MOVE E AND STALL FROM NEAR 28N65W TO EAST-CENTRAL CUBA THIS
LATE THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT NW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. GALE
FORCE WINDS N OF 29N W OF THE FRONT WILL ABATE EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY
SAT...WITH GALES N OF 27.5N OCCURRING ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT AS
IT MOVES SE THROUGH SAT...REACHING FROM 31N69W TO EXTREME S
FLORIDA SAT LATE THEN FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON MORNING.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN THROUGH TUE WITH
MODERATING WINDS AND SEAS.

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT 
LATE. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.